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Make Holiday Rental Chalet in La Grave, France, Your Home Away From Home

La Grave is one of the most exciting ski resorts in France. It isn’t a normal resort like others in the Alps, it is a patrolled and lift serviced off-piste ski area, unique among its kind in Europe. The small town of La Grave is also interesting. The town is so high in the mountains that the traditional French wooden chalets were not possible due to a lack of trees. Instead the area displays more stone architecture for the houses and rental chalets, another reason why this quirky little French ski town is so unique. This town is very accessible, and there is a variety of self catering accommodation in La Grave ready for holiday makers.

Things to do on Holiday in La Grave, France

The town services the resort, which is among the most exciting in Europe, which makes holidays in La Grave appeal to the very adventurous. With over 2,100m of skiing, La Grave has a lot of skiing available right from the chalet. The ski area is reachable through the gondola style lifts and a button lift at the top. From the top, it is possible to ski down the back of the mountain to the 2 Alps resort. Keep in mind that none of the ski area is actively maintained through grooming or avalanche control, it is only patrolled. So the skiing at La Grave is exceptional, and reserved for only serious skiers and snowboarders.

Places to Visit on Holiday in La Grave, France

In the heart of the Alps, La Grave is a great place to get out and adventure. In the winter, the surrounding mountains make for great ice climbing. Veteran British Mountaineer Terry Taylor used lead ice climbing adventures in the area, and put the place on the map for many keen mountaineers looking for an exciting challenge. In the summer the surrounding area still features many glacier walks and hikes. La Grave is not far from Les Deux Alps ski resort, one of the older resorts in France, and here the usual amenities of the ski resort can be found.

Weather in La Grave, France

The weather this far into the Alps is highly changeable, so when off and adventuring take adequate attire for all conditions. In the winter, it is understandably cold. Highs sometimes get above freezing, but as most people are here to enjoy great skiing, the coldness ensures nice dry snow. In the summer, the weather gets quite warm and highs average at about 27 degree Celsius. It can be a little bit wet, in the summer expect rain on 10-12 days per month, but totalling about 60mm. In the winter, snow will fall more or less the same amount. Keep in mind that the most precipitation is in the Spring, so if it is a cold spring that means great snow!

Travel to La Grave, France

The best way to get to La Grave is via Grenoble. There are other routes that can be taken by car, but in the winter all others are risky as they involve high mountain passes. From Grenoble, there is a coach service that connects to La Grave, or a pre-arranged taxi can also make the trip. Grenoble Airport (GRB) is accessible via easyJet and Ryanair from several airports in the UK including Birmingham (BHX), Bristol (BRS), London Gatwick (LGW), London Stansted (STN) and Liverpool (LPL), with winter seasons flights also from Edinburgh (EDI).

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Recent Reviews

The apartment was clean and a good size for a family of four. The kitchen was very well equipped. It was only about ten minutes walk to the main square and Jandri lift.
There was also a very friendly check in service who were also able to provide our ski passes etc.
Thoroughly recommended, in fact I have recommended to a friend already!

I have visited this resort many times, summer and winter. It is the all round sporting capital for all age groups. This time though I chose the best apartment ever. It was modern, spacious, comfortable and in the
centre of the village. it was well equipped with a superb stylish kitchen,. ample seating, and brilliant entertainment system. You could not go wrong. View from balcony amazing. Also the staff in resort were well organised and very helpful. Well done to the team.
Will definitely revisit.

Lovely little apartment, ideal for 3 people. Excellent location with bakers and butchers literally a 1 minute walk from the apartment, and supermarket 3 minutes walk. Restaurants and shops are also a 3 minute walk. An easy less than 5 minute walk to the nearest ski lift.
The apartment itself is modern and clean, with a great bathroom, and well equipped. The double bed and sofa bed were both very comfortable and the WIFI worked brilliantly. The kitchen is small but has everything you need, hob, oven, microwave, dishwasher, though the oven was a bit tired and difficult to get working (some instructions would have been good), but once we'd figured it out, it worked well. The only down side was that on arrival all the plug sockets and lights were hanging off the walls, including the bathroom which fortunately my husband just screwed back on (he is an electrical engineer!) but I'm glad we didn't have any young children with us. Also the laminate flooring had no edging so did tend to slide around a bit.
Having said that we would definitely have no hesitation going back again and recommending it to friends.